HeyGen [Gen AI App Series]
Claire Prudhomme
Date Released: October 2025
Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate
A single script can now become dozens of videos—each tailored to a different audience, language, or platform—all created inside one browser window. That’s the promise of HeyGen, a generative AI video platform that makes it easy to create professional avatar-led videos and instantly localize them for global audiences.
Welcome to the Gen AI Apps Series, a series of rapid-fire, expert-led reviews designed to help you make fast, informed decisions about the latest AI tools. In this edition, we explore HeyGen, an AI-powered platform that transforms how teams create and scale video content. You’ll learn how to make a customized avatar-led video from scratch using a script, and you’ll discover the groundbreaking translation feature that unlocks multiple languages with synced lip movements and a cloned voice.
During this review, you will:
- Watch a hands-on demo of creating an avatar video from scratch.
- Explore HeyGen’s content generation, editing capabilities and branding features in action.
- Watch the AI-powered translation feature produce a fully localized video in minutes.
Create an avatar-based video from scratch using a custom script.
Apply brand assets, backgrounds, and voice options to tailor professional outputs.
Generate videos optimized for multiple platforms.
Translate videos into new languages with lip-sync and cloned voice technology.
